In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Irina talk about:

• Moving to LA from Moscow during elementary school
• Enjoyment of donuts and data
• Getting alignment before doing things (shocking, right? :))
• Shaving yaks in order to work at JPL
• Learning how to learn, learning in the trenches
• Accommodating the needs of team members
• How leadership as a consultant is different
• The perils of messy data
• How it's never too soon to begin collecting the data you need
• Deepening her social network
• Dealing with ageism as a university instructor
• Dealing with Kendall's assumptions about interest in data :)

You can find Irina at https://www.ikukuyeva.com/

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3